Printing-press.



C. H. BRIGHT, Jn.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.22,1913.

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PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED 11.111.22, 1913.

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CLAUDE HERBERT BRIGHT, JR., OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

PRINTING-PRESS.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CLAUDE I-I. BRIGHT, Jr., acitizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county ofShelby and State of Tennessee, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Printing-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a printing press and more particularly to theclass of impression taking devices for proving the accu 'acy 'for thetransfer of figures or items from one book, such as a cash book, toanother, such as a ledger.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an impressiontaking device wherein any errors or inaccuracies occurring in thetransfer of figures from one book to the other may be readily andconveniently detected.

Another object of the invention is the provision oi an impression takingdevice in which a paper, cloth or other web of absorbent character' willpass across a resilient bed from one side to the opposite side in such amanner as to cause the impressions so taken to appear in columnar orderon the impression web.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an impressiontaking device in which a marker for receiving lead, crayon or writingAfluid is arranged for the placing of a mark at a determined distance'from the writing of which impression is 'taken so as to indicate thatsuch an impression has been made from the entry sheet, or from a cardhaving an entry thereon.

A still turther object of the invention is the provision of animpression taking device in which the impressionable material isrevolubly mounted on spindles, one of which is designed to move in onedirection so that the impression web will travel in one direc` tion Yforthe purpose of causing impressions to appear in columnar order thereon.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device olithis character wherein the bed is of a resilient character to assure aclear impression to be made from a sheet, card or the like withoutcausing the blurring of the impression when taken.

A still further object oiE the invention is the provision of a device ofthis character which is simple in construction, readily and easilymanipulated, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its operation, andinexpensive in manufacture.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 22, 1913.

Patented Dec. 16, 1.918.

Serial No. 756,238.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter :t'ully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings` :wliigure lV is a front elevation oit a deviceconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan viewthereof. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. `Fig. 4l is a similar view, lookingtoward the opposite end. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 oiFig. 2. Fig. is a sectional view on the, line (3 6 oi' F 2.

Similar re'lercnre characters indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the device comprises a portablebase plate 10 `which is preferably oiE rectangular shape and is cut into:from one longitudinal edge thereof: to provide an aperture ill whichopens through the said longitudinal edge of the plate near one endthereof, while iorn'ied on the under tace ot' the plate at one side otthe aperture are resilient Vflanges 1Q in which received the opposededges ot a layer 13 o'l`: suitable anti-slipping material such asblotting paper, so that the major portion ot the under face of the baseplate will be covered to avoid the mai-ring oriotherwise damaging oi?the leaves o t an entry book, card or the like when the device is inuse.

integrally 'formed with the base plate and rising t'rom the upper 'tacethcreo't at one side ot the aperture ill. therein is a boss let providedwith a threaded socket 'l5 in which is received a detachable bindingscrew 16, the same being passed through an ear 'i7 'formed on a pintlesleeve 18 receiving a pintle 19 swingingly connecting the handle 20thereto, it being apparent that by loosening the screw 1G the handle 20can be adjusted lor the convenience oit the operator of the device.

integrally :formed with the base plate l0 at the rear or ri-n'iaininglongitudinal edge of the same is a bracket- Ql in which is journaled thestud bearing Q0 ol a swinging iin- ]n-esf-ion carriage emnprising anL-shaped 'train-e or arm 9? oxtemled over and above the base plate 'l0in alincment with the aperture Ill therein, the :tree limb oit the trameor arm 2B being formed with depending members 24 supporting animpression plate 25 provided with a resilient bed 26 which may beconstructed in any desirable manner, the plate 25 with its bed 26 beingdesigned to work in the aperture ll in the base plate 10. The studbearing 22 has coiled about the saine a spring 27, one end of which isconnected thereto and the opposite end connected to the bracket 2l, thespring being designed to normally elevate the frame or arm 23 to holdthe impression plate 25 and its bed 26 out of the aperture ll in thebase plate.

Integrally formed with the frame or arm 23 are spool supports orspindles 2S on which are revolubly mounted spools 29 and 30respectively. Carried by the spools 8O is a web 3l of impressionablematerial, and this web at its outer end is adapted to be connected tothe spool 29 for the winding of the same thereon from the spools 30, thesaid web 3l being trained beneath the resilient bed 25 of theimpressio-n plate 25 so that it will be exposed above the aperture l1 tobe brought into contact with an underlying surface when the carriage hasbeen lowered or depressed for the taking of an impression of an entry onto the web. The spool 29 is provided with an annular series of ratchetteeth 82 at one end thereof which are adapted to be engaged by the rackteeth 33 of a resilient dog Se mounted upon and rising from the baseslate l0 so that on the raising of the carriage by the spring 2'? theratchet teeth 32 will be acted upon by the teeth 33 of the dog to shiftthe web by the unwinding thereof from the spool 80 to the spool 29 apredetermined distance, whereby a new portion of the web will be exposedfor use when the successive impressions have been taken.

Carried by the frame or arm 23 of the carriage is a resilient pawl 35which engages the ratchet teeth 32 for checking the turning of the spool29 when the carriage is being lowered and also to sustain the web at itsportion exposed above the aperture taut.

rllhe proving web 3l is made of paper, cloth or other suitable materialsensitized, chemically treated, or made of an absorbent nature so as toreceive impressions of written or printed items upon a surface.

ln the use of the device it may be assumed that the web 3l is made of acomparatively thin body of paper or other absorbent material capablelike a blotter of taking up ink so that it may be used for the dualpurpose of blotting the ligure entries made upon the pages of a ledger,card or the like and to be impressed thereby so as to show such entrieswith the figures of the entries in proper order therethrough. The deviceis shifted on to the sheet card or the like by an operator gripping thehandle 20 with the left hand so as to place the base plate 10 over` thesheet, card or the like,

whereby the entry or entries appearing thereon will be exposed throughthe aperture ll. N ow the operator with the right hand engages or gripsthe carriage through the medium of the hand grip 36 provided thereon,and on depressing the said carriage the exposed portion of the web 3labove the aperture 'll will be brought into contact with the writtenmatter upon the sheetor the like for the blotting thereof and receivingthe impression therefrom.

0n the impression plate at one end edge thereof is swingingly mounted amarking device comprising a pencil or pen holder 37 in which is inserteda piece of lead, crayon or the like 38, the holder being acted upon bymeans of a coiled spring 89 which serves to bring the point of the lead,crayon or the like into contact with the surface containing the entry onthe lowering of the carriage for marking the said surface a determineddistance from the writing thereon, and in this manner indicating thatthe impression has once been taken from said entry or writing.

ln practice, assuming that the bookkeeper or accountant is making atransfer of items from one entry book, card or the like to another, andwhen this is being done the de- `vice is successively rested upon thepage or pages on which the transfer of the entries has been made, and aseach item is entered and while the ink is still wet the exposed surfaceof the web 31 is brought into proper position and the carriagedepressed, whereby the impression web is brought into contact with thestill moist entry and takes up the ink therefrom, by which a duplicateentry is made thereon so as to show therethrough, and in this mannersuch entries will appear in regular columnar order on the impressionweb. lt will therefore be readily understood that the impression webwill show in a single column an eXact duplicate of the various entriesmade at different points on the page, card or the like, so that uponadding up this column of figures and that contained in the originalentry, book or the like any discrepancy that may exist between thetotals found will show that an error in transferring or posting thefigures from one book, card or the like to another will be apparent sothat the error may be corrected without the expenditure of any materialamount of time or labor.

'Vhile l have in the present instance illustrated the use of one form ofdevice in transferring items from a cash book, card or the like toanother it will of course be understood that the invention is notlimited thereby, because various changes and modifications may be madetherein or the Same may be employed in proving figures or matter of anykind copied from one book, card or the like to another.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner ofoperation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a moreextended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is l. A printing machine comprising a base plate havingan aperture therein, a swinging carriage connected to the base plate andhaving an impression plate, a resilient bed supported by the impressionplate, and means for supporting an impression web and moving the sameover the resilient bed from one side thereof to the other whereby thesaid web will be exposed through the aperture in the base plate.

2. A printing machine comprising a base plate having an aperturetherein, a swinging carriage connected to the base plate and having animpression plate, a resilient bed supported by the impression plate,means for supporting an impression web and moving the same over theresilient bed from one side thereof to the other whereby the said webwill be exposed through the aperture in the base plate, and means formoving the web at intervals a predetermined distance.

E5. A printingmachine comprising a base plate having an aperturetherein, a swinging carriage connected to the base plate and having animpression plate, a resilient bed supported `by the impression plate,means for supporting an impression web and moving the same over theresilient bed from one side thereof to the other whereby the said webwill be exposed through the aperture in the base plate, means for movingthe web at inter-vals a predetermined distance, and a marking devicecarried by the impression plate.

4. A printing machine comprising a base plate having an aperturetherein, a swinging carriage connected to the base plate and having animpression plate, a resilient bed supported by the impression plate,means for supporting an impression web and moving the same over theresilient bed from one side thereof to the other whereby the said webwill be expo-sed through the aperture in the base plate, means formoving the web at intervals a predetermined distance, a marking devicecarried by the impression plate, and an adjustable handle connected withthe base plate.

5. A printing machine comprising a base plate having an aperturethereln, a swinging carriage connected to the base plate and having animpression plate, a resilient bed supported by the impression plate,means for supporting an impression web and moving the same over theresilient bed from one side thereof to the other whereby the said webwill be exposed through the aperture in the base plate, means for movingthe web at intervals a predetermined distance, a marking device carriedby the impression plate, an adjustable handle connected with the baseplate, and an arm projected from the carriage for permitting thelowering thereof to ring the exposed1 portion of the impression web intothe aperture in the base plat-e.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAUDE HERBERT BRIGHT, JR.

Witnesses:

J. E. Lirrrr'r, I-IoMnR CRownLL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for tive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patente, Washington, D. C.

